We Take Care Of Our Own

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Track 1 of Wrecking Ball, 2012.

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Wrecking Ball (2012)
- Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion, loops
- Ron Aniello: guitar, bass, keyboards, piano, drums, loops, backing vocals
- Lisa Lowell: backing vocals
- Patti Scialfa: backing vocals
- Soozie Tyrell: backing vocals
- New York String Section
  - Rob Mathes (orchestration), Sandy Park (string contractor), Lisa Kim (concertmaster), Hyunju Lee (violin), Ann Lehmaan (violin), Elizabeth Lim-Dutton (violin), Joanna Maurer (violin), Annaliesa Place (violin), Fiona Simon (violin), Sharon Yamada (violin), Jungsun Yoo (violin), Karen Dreyfus (viola), Daniel Panner (viola), Robert Rinehart (viola), Mina Smith (cello), and Alan Stepansky (cello)

^{Performed live 127 times.}

2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2013-09-18 Espaço Das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil
2013-09-14 Estadio G.E.B.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina
2013-09-12 Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile
2013-07-28 Nowlan Park, Kilkenny, Ireland
2013-07-23 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
2013-07-20 King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2013-07-18 Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, Ireland
2013-07-16 Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland
2013-07-13 Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium
2013-07-07 Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany
2013-06-18 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
2013-05-31 Stadio Euganeo, Padua, Italy
2013-05-28 AWD Arena, Hannover, Germany
2013-05-23 Piazza Del Plebiscito, Naples, Italy
2013-05-16 Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark
2013-05-14 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013-05-11 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
2013-05-07 HK Areena, Turku, Finland
2013-05-04 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
2013-05-03 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden
2013-04-30 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
2013-04-29 Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway
2013-03-31 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2013-03-30 Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, Australia
2013-03-27 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
2013-03-26 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
2013-03-22 Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia
2013-03-14 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
2013-02-08 Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
2012-12-10 Palacio De Los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico
2012-12-06 Jobing.com Arena, Glendale, AZ
2012-12-04 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
2012-11-30 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
2012-11-28 Rose Garden, Portland, OR
2012-11-26 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
2012-11-19 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
2012-11-17 Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
2012-11-15 CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
2012-11-12 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
2012-11-11 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
2012-11-08 Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY
2012-11-03 KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
2012-11-01 Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
2012-10-31 Blue Cross Arena At The War Memorial, Rochester, NY
2012-10-27 Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
2012-10-27 Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2012-10-25 XL Center, Hartford, CT
2012-10-23 nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA
2012-10-23 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
2012-10-21 Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, ON
2012-10-19 Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, ON
2012-10-18 Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
2012-10-18 Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH
2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-09-21 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-09-19 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-09-08 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
2012-09-07 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
2012-09-03 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2012-09-02 Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA
2012-08-29 Vernon Downs Raceway, Vernon, NY
2012-08-26 Magnetic Hill, Moncton, NB
2012-08-24 Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
2012-08-18 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
2012-08-15 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2012-08-14 Fenway Park, Boston, MA
2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2012-07-28 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012-07-27 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
2012-07-24 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2012-07-23 Koengen, Bergen, Norway
2012-07-21 Valle Hovin Stadion, Oslo, Norway
2012-07-18 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2012-07-17 RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2012-07-14 Hyde Park, London, England (Evening)
2012-07-12 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria
2012-07-11 Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
2012-07-09 Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland
2012-07-07 Festivalpladsen, Roskilde, Denmark
2012-07-05 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-07-04 Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
2012-06-24 Seaclose Park, Isle Of Wight, England
2012-06-22 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England
2012-06-21 Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, England
2012-06-19 Park & Suites Arena, Montpellier, France
2012-06-17 Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
2012-06-11 Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy
2012-06-10 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy
2012-06-07 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
2012-06-03 Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal
2012-06-02 Estadio Anoeta, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
2012-05-30 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
2012-05-28 Megaland, Landgraaf, The Netherlands
2012-05-27 Rheinenergiestadion, Cologne, Germany
2012-05-25 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
2012-05-18 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
2012-05-17 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
2012-05-15 Estadio De Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain
2012-05-13 Estadio Olimpico De La Cartuja, Seville, Spain
2012-05-02 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
2012-04-29 New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA
2012-04-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2012-04-26 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA
2012-04-24 HP Pavilion At San Jose, San Jose, CA
2012-04-17 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
2012-04-16 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
2012-04-13 First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY
2012-04-12 Palace Of Auburn Hills (The), Auburn Hills, MI
2012-04-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2012-04-06 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
2012-04-04 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-04-03 Izod Center, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-04-01 Verizon Center, Washington, DC
2012-03-29 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2012-03-28 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
2012-03-26 TD Garden, Boston, MA
2012-03-23 Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, FL
2012-03-19 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
2012-03-18 Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY
2012-02-27 Rockefeller Center, GE Building, Studio 6B, New York City, NY
2012-02-10 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Live versions are available on the following official live downloads:

2016-06-22 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2014-03-02 Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
2014-02-11 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, Australia
2014-01-29 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town, South Africa
2012-09-22 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
2012-07-31 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland
2012-03-09 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN

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WRECKING / ESSENTIAL: 2015

Note: the first song written for the album and the first single from the album, released digitally on January 19th 2012. Features Springsteen on vocals, guitars, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion and loops and Ron Aniello on some combination of guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, drums and/or loops. Soozie Tyrell, Patti Scialfa and Lisa Lowell provide backing vocals. The New York Chamber Consort contribute strings.

^{Studio Sessions: Wrecking Ball}

We Take Care Of Our Own

I been knocking on the door that holds the throne
I been looking for the map that leads me home
I been stumbling on good hearts turned to stone
The road of good intentions has gone dry as a bone
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

From Chicago to New Orleans, from the muscle to the bone
From the shotgun shack to the Superdome
There ain't no help, the cavalry stayed home
There ain't no one hearing the bugle blowin'
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

Where're the eyes, the eyes with the will to see
Where're the hearts that run over with mercy
Where's the love that has not forsaken me
Where's the work that set my hands, my soul free
Where's the spirit that'll reign, reign over me
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
Where's the promise from sea to the shining sea
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown
Wherever this flag is flown

We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
We take care of our own
Wherever this flag's flown
We take care of our own

^{Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.}